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2019 International Blues Challenge Finalists …
"We like to finish every concert by honoring the legends who inspire us with this medley of Muddy Waters' "Trouble No More" & Magic Sam's "Lookin' Good". We've played it as a duo in the finals at the International Blues Challenge, at Buddy Guy's Legends and as a full band to thousands at festivals. Every time seeing the thrill in fans faces lights our souls on fire." Lil' Red
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JEN "LIL' RED" MILLIGAN & PASCAL “Rooster” FOUQUET
Contagious charm & serious blues
With bite, humor & contagious charm, 2019 International Blues Challenge Finalists Jennifer Milligan & Pascal Fouquet swing, scratch, bounce & boogie some seriously fresh and original music inspired by their love for those ol’ vintage blues and high energy rhythm & blues. As a duo or backed by a deep in the pocket rhythm section they may inspire you to rise-up and shake a tail feather.
It was a serendipitous encounter in Paris at Le Caveau de La Houchette in 2010, that brought this unlikely duo together. Perfect timing, and perfect tension create a dynamic on stage and in their music that's completely unpredictable, absolutely adorable and seriously stunning.
Pascal Fouquet has an eloquence in his playing that reaches back to the legends who taught him, always with a tone and style completely his own. He's a guitarist's guitar player.
Lil' Red invites you into her heart and home on stage, then gives you a piece of her mind. She's sassy, smart and sultry. Groove oozes from every pour of her soul.
In 2017, Chicago Blues Hall of fame inductee Dave Specter produced their album "Soul Burnin"' and in 2018, he joined them at the prestigious BayCar Blues Festival. In 2019, as a duo they were finalists in the International Blues Challenge and Semifinalists as a band in 2020 representing Cincy Blues. In 2022, they joined forces with Dave again at the Beautiful Swamp Blues Festival in France.
You can see them shuffling and groovin’ several times a year at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago and Natalie's Music Venue in Columbus, Ohio as well as touring to festivals around the globe. If you want to see them in a truly special intimate venue where they first played as a duo, see them at Java Central in Lil' Red's home town of Westerville, Ohio.
“I passed Lil’ Red & The Rooster’s set dancing and almost forgot to take photos.”
— Blues Magazine, BayCar Blues Festival 2018
Jen "Lil' Red" Milligan
Pascal "Rooster" Fouquet
Jen "Lil' Red" Milligan Pascal "Rooster" Fouquet
Lil’ Red, born in Columbus, Ohio in the late 60’s, grew up riding horses and playing in the creek until she discovered the arts. She loved Hollywood movie musicals especially Bojangles, Gene Kelly, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and the Nicolas Brothers. Rhythm and groove have always been her deep love. She studied everything in the arts: music, dance, acting, writing, painting, martial arts and meditation. She graduated from Fort Hayes Performing Arts High School for theater, holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and an MFA in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University. In the musicals, Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar, she toured the US, Canada and Europe working with magnificent performers like Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Denis DeYoung and LaChance. Master jazz dance teacher, Luigi took her under his wing as her NYC Papa and for over twenty seven years she studied the flow and grace of this man who danced in the films with Gene Kelly. Always a carefree soul, Lil’ Red has lived a life of adventures and challenges, all of which go into her lyrics and presence on stage. She cares deeply about humanity and believes as an artist she has a responsibility to do her part to shape the culture we live in. Here’s how she works ... “mix what’s pissing you off with some bounce and swing, sprinkle a pinch of Blue notes and bend it all together on six strings and you’re guaranteed a feel good satisfaction.”
Born in Normandy, France in the early 60’s, Pascal began studying classical guitar at eleven and discovered the Blue note a few years later. Since 1980 he’s been a professional musician and never ceases to give homage to his master teachers: B.B. King, Albert King, T-Bone Walker, Kenny Burrell ... and many others. A multi-award winning guitarist he’s had the pleasure of sharing the stage with many great artists including: Diunna Greenleaf, Dave Specter, Mike Sanchez, Steve Clayton, Russell Jackson, Candye Kane, Alex Shultz, Kid Ramos, Sax Gordon, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne and Sean Castello. His story is in his playing. If you want to know more catch him with a whiskey or espresso and he’ll share with you face to face. That’s how the Rooster rolls and with his guitar he crows.
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